Stock Market Live Updates | Gift Nifty Signals Flat Start; Range Between 25,250–700
By Bajaj Broking Team
February 16, 2026
2 mins read
Market News
Summary:
Today’s share market’s key developments include: Lodha Developers acquired Solidrise Realty for ₹300 crore, GRSE began building two GSI vessels, Bharti Airtel’s promoter raised stake in Indus Towers, Dilip Buildcon secured a ₹124 crore order, ShilpaMedicare partnered NXI Therapeutics, while FIIs sold and DIIs bought equities.
2:40 PM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | 2:40 PM IST | 16 Feb 2025 | Sensex jumps over 550 points | Nifty trades above 25,650
Indian benchmark indices advanced sharply, with the Sensex rising more than 550 points and the Nifty crossing 25,650. Vayona Energy secured a wind turbine supply contract from Oyster Renewable Energy, while Texmaco Rail & Engineering won an order worth ₹23.45 crore. However, Texmaco shares traded lower at ₹111.49. In Japan, markets closed in the red amid softer economic data and post-election caution. Meanwhile, Sattrix Information Security received a work order valued at ₹1.16 crore.
1:30 PM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | 1:30 PM IST | 16 Feb 2025 | Sensex rises 300 points | Nifty trades above 25,550
Indian equity benchmarks advanced, with the Sensex climbing 300 points and the Nifty holding above 25,550. Fractal Analytics, positioned as an entry into the AI theme, debuted at ₹876 on the NSE, a 2.7% discount to its ₹900 issue price, and slipped nearly 5% later. In Japan, markets edged lower as softer economic data and a post-election pause weighed on sentiment. The Nikkei fell 0.2%, while the Topix declined 0.8% despite a quarterly GDP rebound.
12:30 PM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | 12:30 PM IST | 16 Feb 2025 | Sensex jumps 300+ points | Nifty trades above 25,550
Sensex advanced over 300 points while Nifty traded above 25,550. Bitcoin rebounded to $70,800 after softer CPI data improved sentiment, though it hovered near $68,000. A move past $72,000 may push prices higher, while $66,500 remains support. Gold declined over 1% amid thin trading and profit booking, with spot gold at $4,986. Silver, platinum and palladium also weakened. Inox Wind slipped over 8% to ₹97.50 following weak Q3 results and reduced brokerage targets.
11:40 AM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | 11:40 AM IST | 16 Feb 2025 | Sensex climbs over 150 points | Nifty trades above 25,500
Indian equities advanced, with the Sensex rising over 150 points and the Nifty moving above 25,500. Australian markets edged higher as technology stocks rallied sharply during the earnings season, offsetting weakness in miners and banks. The S&P/ASX 200 closed modestly higher, while New Zealand shares declined ahead of a central bank policy decision. In India, government bonds remained rangebound as softer U.S. Treasury yields supported sentiment, though domestic debt supply concerns capped gains across maturities.
10:40 AM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | 10:40 AM IST | 16 Feb 2025 | Sensex jumps 150+ points | Nifty reclaims 25,500 mark
The Sensex advanced over 150 points while the Nifty moved above 25,500 in early trade. Indian government bonds traded in a narrow range as easing U.S. Treasury yields supported sentiment, though concerns over domestic debt supply limited gains. The 10-year 6.48% 2035 bond yield stood at 6.6750%. Silver and gold ETFs declined up to 7% after profit booking, with Kotak Silver ETF leading losses. Kwality Wall’s listed at ₹29.80, a 26% discount post HUL demerger.
9:20 AM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | 9:20 AM IST | 16 Feb 2025 | Sensex Slips 100+ Points | Nifty Below 25,450
Sensex fell more than 100 points while Nifty slipped below 25,450 as traders remained cautious after the index failed to hold above 26,000 last week. Analysts expect range-bound movement with support at 25,300 and 25,100 and resistance between 25,700 and 26,000. BSE shares gained attention after SEBI approved derivatives on the Focused Midcap Index. Meanwhile, Ola Electric reported a narrower Q3 loss of ₹487 crore despite a 55% drop in revenue.
Source: Bajaj Broking Research Desk.
GIFT NIFTY: Gift Nifty suggests a flat opening for the Indian market. Nifty spot in today's session is likely to trade in the range of 25,250-25,700.
INDIA VIX: 13.50 | +1.78 (15.18%) ↑ today
In-Depth Market Insights: Global Outlook, Derivatives & More
Other Asset Classes
Treasury Yield:
The benchmark U.S. 10-year yield fell 5.6 bps to 4.048%.
Currency:
(DXY) Dollar index was little changed at 96.96.
Commodities:
Brent crude was steady at $67.74 per barrel, while U.S. crude remained largely unchanged at $62.87 per barrel.
Gold was trading near $5040/oz, while silver was trading near $77/oz.
Asian Markets
General Trends:
Asian markets were muted and thinly traded due to public holidays in major centres such as China, South Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S, limiting participation and volume.
Sector-Specific Indicators:
Despite subdued trading, major regional equities showed modest gains at the open after easing selling pressure and supportive U.S. data.
Japan’s Nikkei managed a slight uptick, extending gains from last week even as weak Japanese data dampened enthusiasm.
Broader Asia-Pacific indices edged higher, reflecting a careful tone ahead of key global economic releases later in the week.
India Market Outlook
Market in the Previous Session:
Indian equity benchmarks tumbled on February 13, with broad-based selling pulling the Nifty below the 25,500 mark. The market remained volatile throughout the session, weighed down by weak global cues ahead of crucial US inflation data.
The earlier boost from the US–India trade deal faded, while fresh AI-related concerns further dented sentiment, amid fears that Indian IT firms could face stronger competition from US-listed peers.
By the close, the Sensex slumped 1,048.16 points (1.25%) to 82,626.76, and the Nifty declined 336.10 points (1.30%) to 25,471.10.
All major sectoral indices ended in negative territory. Energy, metal, and realty stocks led the losses with declines of 2–3%, while IT, consumer durables, FMCG, telecom, infra, auto, power, PSU, and oil & gas indices fell around 1% each.
The broader market also came under pressure, as the Nifty Midcap and Small-cap indices dropped nearly 2% each.
TRADE SETUP FOR FEB 16
Nifty Short-Term Outlook:
On daily timeframe, the index formed a bearish candle and on hourly timeframe the index is near oversold territory. Bounce should be used to sell near key short term averages.
A sustained move below Friday's low could trigger further weakness toward the 25,250 levels.
Key support is placed at 25,000, which coincides with the 52-week EMA and the 80% retracement of the recent up move. On the upside, only a decisive move above 25,750 would indicate a pause in the ongoing decline, while strong resistance is seen near last week’s high of 26,000.
Intraday Levels:
Nifty: Intraday resistance is at 25,550, followed by the 25,680 levels. Conversely, downside support is located at 25,400, followed by 25,280.
Bank Nifty: Intraday resistance is positioned at 60,340, followed by 60,500, while downside support is found at 59,940, followed by 59,600.
Derivative Market Analysis
Nifty:
The weekly synthetic future is placed near 25,503, aligning with the recent downward shift in price action.
Open interest has risen by ~6.8%, confirming fresh short build-up rather than mere profit booking.
The highest call writing remains at 26,000, keeping a firm cap on the broader upside.
Call writers were actively positioned between 25,500–25,800, with the highest addition at 25,600, making it the immediate resistance zone.
On the downside, put writers have unwound positions between 25,700–26,000 and shifted activity lower to 25,300 and 25,000, indicating that supports are being re-established at lower levels.
The overall derivative structure reflects supply dominance and weakening support, suggesting continuation of the current downtrend.
Based on current positioning and momentum, the index is likely to remain under pressure and gradually move towards 25,000 in the coming sessions.
Bank Nifty:
Both the highest call and put OI remain at 60,000, keeping it as the key pivot level.
Open interest has declined by ~11.3%, indicating long unwinding, which reflects exit of bullish positions.
Call writers were dominant between 60,000–60,600, with the highest addition at 60,500 (followed by 62,500), reinforcing resistance at higher levels.
Put writers have unwound positions across 60,000–61,000, highlighting erosion of support and reduced downside confidence from bulls.
While Bank Nifty has shown relative strength in recent sessions, the current derivative setup suggests weakening internal structure.
The index is likely to remain under pressure and drift towards 60,000, which now acts as the immediate downside reference.
US Share Market News
Performance Overview:
US equities traded without clear direction in early session on Friday, witnessed some buying interest in the afternoon, but trimmed gains toward the close. As a result, the major indices ended the day on a narrowly mixed note.
Sector-specific indicator:
The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 50.48 points, or 0.2%, to close at 22,546.67, extending the sharp losses recorded on Thursday. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 edged up 3.41 points, or 0.1%, to 6,836.17, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 48.95 points, or 0.1%, to settle at 49,500.93.
For the week, the Nasdaq was down by 2.1 percent, while the S&P 500 and the Dow slumped by 1.4 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively.
Economic indicator:
Choppy trading on Wall Street persisted despite the release of the Labor Department’s closely watched January inflation report. consumer price index rose by 0.2 percent in January after climbing by 0.3 percent in December. Economists had expected prices to rise by another 0.3 percent.
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Published Date :
16 Feb 2026
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